Gear

Every Hunter has 5 unique Gear slots that they can equip with different pieces. Gear gives many different bonuses, usually as a multiplier that scales off of the Hunter's base stats.

Gear Rarity
Gear comes color-coded into different tiers of Item Rarity: Crude, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Unique (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) and Ascendant.

Gear that is not Unique can also be either Set or Augmented.

Gear Score
Each gear piece contributes to the total Gear Score of the Hunter. The number is not just a measure of how well-equipped your character is - reaching new ranks of Gear Score provide significant stat bonuses as well.

Gear Types
Different Hunters have different Gear Types that they can equip. Every Hunter always has 5 unique Gear Types, one per slot.

Defense Rate per Gear Type
Even though some specific Gear pieces might vary, in general the Gear Types have the same Base Defense Rate per Rarity, as well as how much Defense Rate they gain for each Enhancement Level.